On 57' Caddy I just picked up with its original 365 motor, I noticed the intake manifold has only one vacuum port and it has a very old looking plug in it which sits just in front of the carb flange right under the pcv inlet of the edlebrock performer carb the previous owner put on. The original power booster has an ancient looking vacuum hose hanging from it but I can not find a port matching its length.

But thats just it, I didnt see any manifold vacuum ports behind the carb or anywhere in the manifold except for just in front of the carb directly under the pcv inlet of the edlebrock carb the previous owner put on. Perhaps this was the orginal port for the brake booster when it had the original Rochester carb but now with the Edelbrock it cant work because the PCV inlet is to low?
The intake manifold appears original but I have not found a place to decipher codes and numbers of this Caddy.

Pretty much every Rochester carb I've seen has a port on the rear for a brake booster, even if it just had a pipe plug in it. Perhaps they never got around to hooking the booster back up after the carb swap.

On 57' Caddy I just picked up with its original 365 motor, I noticed the intake manifold has only one vacuum port and it has a very old looking plug in it which sits just in front of the carb flange right under the pcv inlet of the edlebrock performer carb the previous owner put on. The original power booster has an ancient looking vacuum hose hanging from it but I can not find a port matching its length.

Maybe you can find a spacer plate for the carb that has a spot in the back for the vacuum fiitng, or go back to a rochester carb and put one in there. The edelbrock doesnt have a plug in the back of the base plate you can put a fitting in????

Maybe you can find a spacer plate for the carb that has a spot in the back for the vacuum fiitng, or go back to a rochester carb and put one in there. The edelbrock doesnt have a plug in the back of the base plate you can put a fitting in????

My 1405 Edelbrock has a port in the back where I installed the fitting for my power brakes . You may have to pull the carb to find it . Shouldn't be a big deal .

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